The hip bone is connected to the shin bone, the shin bone is connected to the.... I think I need some help assembling my Halloween skeleton. So I'm off to the web again, searching for "dem bones." [Editor's Note: An updated version of this topic can be found here: Human Anatomy]
Anatomy crossword puzzles? Just when I think I've seen it all, the Internet continues to amaze me. These puzzles come from the Gross Anatomy (that's gross meaning general, not disgusting) class at the University of Arkansas.. If you have a Java enabled browser, you can complete them interactively. Otherwise you can print the puzzles out, and fill them in the old fashioned way. These puzzles are not easy. If you can do them, you are definitely Pre Med material.
Starting with the tiny pumping heart on the first page, I fell in love with this interdisciplinary site. It can be explored in one of two ways. A complete tour begins at the bottom of the first page, starting with a table of contents for the entire collection. Alternatively, you can enter the various activities organized into Do, See, Learn, Go and Hear. However you go, you will learn about the anatomy and function of the heart, and it's role in popular culture.
Excellent anatomical descriptions of the knee, shoulder, ankle, spine, hand, elbow, hip and toe, brought to you by a group of doctors that want to fix what ails you!
The following links are either new discoveries or sites that didn't make it into my newspaper column because of space constraints. Enjoy!
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